Miss World Malaysia 2018, the 51st edition of the Miss World Malaysia pageant, was held at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching in Sarawak on 8 September 2018.
Present were Sarawak Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg and his wife Datin Patinggi Juma'ani Tuanku Bujang as well as Toh Puan Raghad Kurdi Taib, the wife of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak and Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports. The winner received a crown worth RM4 million, RM30,000 cash and RM30,000 worth of prizes. The event itself was supported by the Ministry of Tourism Sarawak.
12 contestants competed in the grand finale. Sarawakian lass Larissa Ping was crowned Miss World Malaysia 2018. She was crowned by Malaysian actresses, Nabila Huda and Carmen Soo. She then represented Malaysia at Miss World 2018 in Sanya, China where she placed in the Top 30.
Contestants 12 contestants competed for the crown and title. No. Contestant Age HeightPlacement01 Larissa Ping Liew 19 Miss World Malaysia 201802 Esther Chew Yen Qi 24 03 Noel Mun Yi 22 04 Dhurghesswary Uthawaraj 20 05 Zane Wong 22 06 Emily Ng Nee 24 07 Shannen Jade Totten 24 1st Princess08 Amanda Andrea Koh 26 09 Kathleen Wong 24 Top 510 Naomi Sim En Yi 26 2nd Princess11 Francisca Luhong James 22 Top 512 Loh Shi Min 22
Judges The following served as judges on the coronation night of Miss World Malaysia 2018: Amber Chia – Actress, Model, TV Host Carmen Soo – Actress, Model Dewi Liana Seriestha – Miss World Malaysia 2014 Nabila Huda – Actress, TV Host, Emcee Sapphire Wong – Miss Cheongsam Sarawak 2016 Tong Bing Yu – Artist
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